1:12 PM ET Sarah Langs The Cy Young Award is given to the best pitcher in each league. Voting for the 2018 National League award winner might codify how pitchers are assessed to be “the best” in this day and age of baseball analysis. Pitcher wins are no longer considered the be-all, end-all in terms
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12:30 PM ET The timing of Farhan Zaidi’s hiring by the Giants could not be better for an organization that probably needs a clear-eyed examination of its most treasured on-field asset. It would be too much to ask some in the ownership group or front office to wholly separate themselves emotionally from Madison Bumgarner, who
10:15 AM ET ESPN News Services Philadelphia Phillies manager Gabe Kapler is one of many California residents who have lost their home to raging fires. And while he’s happy his family is safe, he wants to raise awareness for those who are less fortunate. “Keep talking about it,” Kapler, who is still in Philadelphia, told
9:09 AM ET Associated Press HIROSHIMA, Japan — Ryosuke Kikuchi drove in the go-ahead run as Japan rallied with four runs in the top of the ninth inning to beat the MLB All-Stars 5-3 and take a 3-1 lead in their six-game exhibition series on Tuesday. The ninth-inning comeback started when Kirby Yates walked leadoff
11:00 PM ET Associated Press MINNEAPOLIS — Yes, the narrative of Joe Mauer‘s career was missing a championship chapter. That plotline stalled for a few years while the star was set back by injuries. Still, this story of the Minnesota native with the smooth left-handed swing who played for the Twins the entire time sure
8:44 PM ET The Seattle Mariners on Monday denied claims of racial discrimination made on social media by Lorena Martin, their former director of high performance. The team said in a statement that Martin was fired last month, on Oct. 10. The team did not give a reason for her firing. She had been hired
9:36 PM ET Shohei Ohtani and Ronald Acuña Jr. are the rookies of the year and while you can argue the merits of the other candidates, I think the voters made the right selections. In the end, the votes weren’t close, with Ohtani getting 25 of the 30 first-place votes to win the American League
6:49 PM ET Atlanta Braves outfielder Ronald Acuna Jr. was named National League Rookie of the Year on Monday. He collected 27 of 30 first-place votes, beating out fellow international phenom Juan Soto of the Washington Nationals, and Los Angeles Dodgers starting pitcher Walker Buehler. Acuna, a 20-year old Venezuelan native, signed with the Braves
8:58 PM ET Shohei Ohtani became the fourth Japanese-born player to win Rookie of the Year, as the Los Angeles Angels‘ two-way sensation beat New York Yankees duo Miguel Andujar and Gleyber Torres to the American League award. Ohtani earned 25 of 30 first-place votes to run away with the award. The other five votes
5:32 PM ET LOS ANGELES — Starting pitcher Hyun-Jin Ryu has accepted the Los Angeles Dodgers‘ qualifying offer, but starting catcher Yasmani Grandal has declined it. Ryu will return on a one-year, $17.9 million contract while Grandal will venture into the free-agent market, giving the Dodgers draft pick compensation. The Dodgers will likely seek a